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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
'Slipstream' is one of those films that cannot be easily categorised, despite it's sci-fi themes, which is probably why it has slipped off the radar over the years. Notable largely for being Mark Hamill's first big screen appearance since 'Return of the Jedi', there is a considerable amount more to explore and marvel at in what proves to be a highly unique and enjoyable movie.
Sci-fi this may be but 'Slipstream' will not please those looking for alien warfare, flashy technology or general all-out action. In fact, this is a surprisingly philosophical journey of self for fugitive android Byron (the wonderful and sadly missed Bob Peck) and rogue flyer Matt Owens (Bill Paxton) as they mingle in several strange and fragile communities and interact with the inhabitants. It is also hard to ignore the religious overtones, for example Byron's search for a disingenuous place of santuary and peace. It also doubles up as a chase movie, with the two unlikely allies being relentlessly pursued by Hamill's ruthless lawman.
As much as I enjoyed this film, it doesn't succeed entirely in its ambitions and often meanders when trying to search for meaning. Time has not been kind either, with several effects looking extremely dated and eighties rock tracks uncomfortably spliced into the soundtrack. But the chase element is exciting and works well, while the acting is, on the whole, effective. Peck is particularly good, Paxton is good value and Hamill more than shakes off his pristine Luke Skywalker image, as a quite nasty bad guy. Hamill however, despite the hype, isn't really in the film all that much. A shame, as his morally complex cop was arguably the most intriguing character and his performance warranted further exploration.
'Slipstream', as much as I enjoyed it, can only be recommended as a curio more than anything else, as it has many flaws. But for those willing to involve themselves deeper in its concepts, there's a fascinating ride here that many will delight in discovering.
Sci-fi this may be but 'Slipstream' will not please those looking for alien warfare, flashy technology or general all-out action. In fact, this is a surprisingly philosophical journey of self for fugitive android Byron (the wonderful and sadly missed Bob Peck) and rogue flyer Matt Owens (Bill Paxton) as they mingle in several strange and fragile communities and interact with the inhabitants. It is also hard to ignore the religious overtones, for example Byron's search for a disingenuous place of santuary and peace. It also doubles up as a chase movie, with the two unlikely allies being relentlessly pursued by Hamill's ruthless lawman.
As much as I enjoyed this film, it doesn't succeed entirely in its ambitions and often meanders when trying to search for meaning. Time has not been kind either, with several effects looking extremely dated and eighties rock tracks uncomfortably spliced into the soundtrack. But the chase element is exciting and works well, while the acting is, on the whole, effective. Peck is particularly good, Paxton is good value and Hamill more than shakes off his pristine Luke Skywalker image, as a quite nasty bad guy. Hamill however, despite the hype, isn't really in the film all that much. A shame, as his morally complex cop was arguably the most intriguing character and his performance warranted further exploration.
'Slipstream', as much as I enjoyed it, can only be recommended as a curio more than anything else, as it has many flaws. But for those willing to involve themselves deeper in its concepts, there's a fascinating ride here that many will delight in discovering.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's years since I've seen this, and now I remember why. It's a pretty poor film, sadly, as I'm a fan of Bob Peck and wanted it to be good in his memory. But the truth is, it's a disjointed and cliched tale of a World after some vague apocolypse, with a reasonable cast floundering around trying to make sense of a terrible script. None of the performances are great, but given the material they have to work with, it's not a surprise. The only saving grace of it all, is that it's quite a short film. There are many better ways to spend an evening - I wouldn't bother if I were you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A weak post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie where some interesting but not too original story ideas are wasted on a badly realised and visibly low-budget movie.
I'm giving two stars instead of one only for the solid lead performance by Bob Peck as the enigmatic murderer Byron. Sometimes icy, sometimes dancing like Fred Astaire, his is the key performance that makes this film just about watchable.
Sadly apart from that it's all bad. It's an unadventurous chase movie, with Mark Hamill as a teutonic cliché of a villain. Bill Paxton with a mullet plays a freewheeling cowboy mercenary that's frankly just annoying. Kitty Aldrige and Eleanor David get sidelined into roles as weak women.
Some great actors- Ben Kingsley, Robbie Coltrane, F Murray Abraham- are wasted in tiny cameo roles. If you're buying this film for any of these actors, don't bother- they get barely a few seconds each.
The transfer is very poor quality. There are lots of visible picture defects and it sounds like it's been transferred through a bucket. Give this one a miss.
I'm giving two stars instead of one only for the solid lead performance by Bob Peck as the enigmatic murderer Byron. Sometimes icy, sometimes dancing like Fred Astaire, his is the key performance that makes this film just about watchable.
Sadly apart from that it's all bad. It's an unadventurous chase movie, with Mark Hamill as a teutonic cliché of a villain. Bill Paxton with a mullet plays a freewheeling cowboy mercenary that's frankly just annoying. Kitty Aldrige and Eleanor David get sidelined into roles as weak women.
Some great actors- Ben Kingsley, Robbie Coltrane, F Murray Abraham- are wasted in tiny cameo roles. If you're buying this film for any of these actors, don't bother- they get barely a few seconds each.
The transfer is very poor quality. There are lots of visible picture defects and it sounds like it's been transferred through a bucket. Give this one a miss.
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Very poor transfer
The video is 4:3 cropped, and even being 5'7GB size full DVD, the compression arctifacts are huge. The video quality is very, very poor on this transfer, and seems no other version... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Coco
For the Fans
Though I am a Fan of "Slipstream" and it is a good now cult-film this dvd version doesnt represent a good transfer. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2007 by Gaffrey
No Widescreen, No Extras, No good
Despite what the tech specs say this IS NOT widescreen and even if it was a 1.85:1 transfer this wouldn't be correct as the film was shot in 2.35:1. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006 by SiC
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